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Healthcare personnel in 2016-2019 prospective cohort infrequently got vaccinated, worked while ill, and frequently used antibiotics rather than antivirals against viral influenza illnesses.

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dc.contributor.author Azziz-Baumgartner, Eduardo
dc.contributor.author Neyra, Joan
dc.contributor.author Yau, Tat S.
dc.contributor.author Soto, Giselle
dc.contributor.author Owusu, Daniel
dc.contributor.author Zhang, Chao
dc.contributor.author Romero, Candice
dc.contributor.author Yoo, Young M.
dc.contributor.author Gonzales, Miriam
dc.contributor.author Tinoco, Yeny
dc.contributor.author Silva, María
dc.contributor.author Bravo, Eduar
dc.contributor.author Serrano, Nancy Rojas
dc.contributor.author Matos, Eduardo
dc.contributor.author Chavez-Perez, Victor
dc.contributor.author Castro, Juan Carlos
dc.contributor.author Castillo Díaz, María Esther
dc.contributor.author Porter, Rachael
dc.contributor.author Munayco, Cesar
dc.contributor.author Rodriguez, Angel
dc.contributor.author Levine, Min Z.
dc.contributor.author Prouty, Michael
dc.contributor.author Thompson, Mark G.
dc.contributor.author Arriola, Carmen Sofia
dc.date.accessioned 2023-10-09T17:09:18Z
dc.date.available 2023-10-09T17:09:18Z
dc.date.issued 2023
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/14223
dc.description.abstract BACKGROUND: Uncertainty about risk of illness and the value of influenza vaccines negatively affects vaccine uptake among persons targeted for influenza vaccination. METHODS: During 2016-2019, we followed a cohort of healthcare personnel (HCP) targeted for free-of-charge influenza vaccination in five Lima hospitals to quantify risk of influenza, workplace presenteeism (coming to work despite illness), and absenteeism (taking time off from work because of illness). The HCP who developed acute respiratory illnesses (ARI) (≥1 of acute cough, runny nose, body aches, or feverishness) were tested for influenza using reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (rt-PCR). FINDINGS: The cohort (2968 HCP) contributed 950,888 person-days. Only 36 (6%) of 605 HCP who participated every year were vaccinated. The HCP had 5750 ARI and 147 rt-PCR-confirmed influenza illnesses. The weighted incidence of laboratory-confirmed influenza was 10.0/100 person-years; 37% used antibiotics, and 0.7% used antivirals to treat these illnesses. The HCP with laboratory-confirmed influenza were present at work while ill for a cumulative 1187 hours. INTERPRETATION: HCP were frequently ill and often worked rather than stayed at home while ill. Our findings suggest the need for continuing medical education about the risk of influenza and benefits of vaccination and stay-at-home-while-ill policies. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Wiley
dc.relation.ispartofseries Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Acute respiratory illness en_US
dc.subject Healthcare personnel en_US
dc.subject Influenza en_US
dc.subject Influenza vaccine en_US
dc.title Healthcare personnel in 2016-2019 prospective cohort infrequently got vaccinated, worked while ill, and frequently used antibiotics rather than antivirals against viral influenza illnesses. en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1111/irv.13189
dc.relation.issn 1750-2659


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